Numerical Study on Anisotropic Permeability Inversion From Dipole Seismoelectric Logging in Fluid-Saturated Porous Formations (opens in new tab)

In situ determination of permeability anisotropy is important for unconventional reservoir productivity, such as in the evaluation of hydraulic fracturing effectiveness. We investigate a method of permeability–anisotropy inversion using dipole seismoelectric logging. A 3-D numerical algorithm combining finite-difference and -element methods in cylindrical coordinates is proposed to simulate dipole seismoelectric logging in fluid-saturated porous formations with transversely isotropic (TI) per...